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Management Information Base (MIB) files must not have extended ACLs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22450 GEN005350 SV-38374r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
The ability to read the MIB file could impart special knowledge to an intruder or malicious user about the ability to extract compromising information about the system or network.
STIG Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-09-14

Details

Check Text ( C-36614r1_chk )
Check the file permissions for the MIB files.
# find / -type f -name *.mib -exec ls -lL {} \;

If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-31980r1_fix)
Remove the optional ACL from the file.
# chacl -z